Litigation
Surety and spouse, a dispute… with the bank
If, as a director and major shareholder of a Dutch BV, you are held personally liable by the bank on the basis of a surety ...
When does a shareholder not have information rights
This blog addresses the question of when a shareholder of a Dutch private limited company is not entitled to information under the laws of the ...
Termination of contracts or agreements under Dutch law
In a short period of time the economic mood has evolved drastically due to the coronavirus: in the beginning of March 2020, the focus was ...
Jurisdiction of Dutch courts over foreign UBO of Dutch holding structure
Foreign ultimate beneficial owners of Dutch holding structures risk that they will be subjected to the jurisdiction of Dutch courts in case a claim against ...
Court fees Netherlands Commercial Court
The court fees of the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) have been published. On 11 December 2018, the legislation to establish the NCC was adopted and ...
Introduction of Netherlands Commercial Court
On 11 December 2018, the Senate of Dutch parliament has adopted a bill that will establish the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) in Amsterdam. The NCC ...
Interest swap and special care duty of bank
In recent years there has been a growing number of court cases involving interest swaps. In 2014, two new decisions were handed down concerning the question of ...
Attachment orders in the United States are not equal to priority rights in the Netherlands
On 11 July 2014, the Supreme Court pronounced a judgment (in Dutch) in a case where Seacastle LLC had concluded a lease on sea containers with ...
Plenty of opportunities for submitting illegally obtained evidence in civil proceedings
Under criminal law, evidence obtained by illegal means is not permitted or cannot be used in many cases. However, the reverse is often the case ...